Mayer Brown is a major force in global offerings, drawing on its profile in Israel, the Nordic countries, Canada and Latin American jurisdictions. It is consistently recognised for its presence in investment grade debt offerings. It has continued to work on large 144A offerings and institutional private placements from Latin America; it has a presence in Brazil through Tauil & Chequer Advogados and has an office in Mexico City. The firm also remains close to a range of Nordic banks along with Canadian banks and pension funds; it is at the forefront of covered bond issuances by Canadian banks. Anna Pinedo is a recognised name in global offerings with a collection of issuer and underwriter clients in the Israeli, Nordic and Canadian markets. Jerry Marlatt specialises in the Canadian market, including covered bond programs. David Bakst  is also a key partner. Named individuals are based in New York. Edward Best  has left the firm.

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Key clients

  • BMO Capital Markets
  • BofA Securities, Inc.
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • HSBC
  • Banco BTG Pactual S/A
  • Islandsbanki hf.
  • J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  • Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
  • National Bank of Canada
  • Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System
  • RBC Capital Markets
  • UBS Securities LLC
  • US Bancorp
  • Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
  • Fédération Des Caisses Desjardins Du Québec
  • TC Energy Corporation
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia
  • Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
  • Alpargatas S.A.
  • VAALCO Energy Corp.
  • Credorax Inc. (d/b/a Finaro)
  • Kaia Health Software GmbH
  • Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Lawyers

Leading lawyers
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anna Pinedo

Other key lawyers

Ryan Castillo, David Bakst, Phyllis Korff, Jerry Marlatt